Is this the world’s worst job? Street cleaners wearing just plastic hats as PPE swim up to their necks in garbage as they clean rivers in Dhaka Volunteers swam through tonnes of rubbish in a canal in the Savar region near Dhaka in Bangladesh Extraordinary photographs show the volunteers fully submerged in waste as they … Read more
Losing a fish is a funny feeling. After the wriggle of the take, the rod bend and the frantic, scrabbling fight, the line goes suddenly slack. That’s when the still-raised voices, elevated heart rates and inevitable torrent of expletives seem a touch over the top. But, soon enough, the quiet returns and the whistling lines … Read more
Up to 43 MILLION tonnes of carbon from fires is absorbed by rivers every year and flushed out to sea where it can be stored for thousands of years Carbon tumbles into rivers as ash and charcoal or is dissolved into the waterway Rivers carry around 17 per cent of all carbon left on the … Read more
How sweet! Supermodel Megan Gale creates an incredible Pokémon-themed cake for her son River’s sixth birthday By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:24 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 02:24 BST, 14 May 2020 Megan Gale has proven Hamish Blake isn’t the only Australian celebrity who is a whizz in the kitchen when … Read more
They are the veins that run through our cities and countryside – Britain’s rivers, canals and tributaries have kept the nation connected through the centuries. But aside from aiding transport, our waterways define both our urban and rural landscapes with their striking beauty. Many an artist and writer has found inspiration while walking along a … Read more